Dishes that pair well with this Fried Rice Recipe:

Can fried rice be frozen? Yes, for up to two months in an airtight container.

Can fried rice be healthy? Healthy means different things to different people, but I eat this during keto for my carb-ups. It’s gluten-free if you use tamari.

How to reheat fried rice: There are two ways I recommend. You can do it in the microwave, but make sure you have some sort of lid or plate on top of it to trap the moisture and steam the rice, otherwise you’ll get hard and dried out rice instead of fluffy rice. You can also re-heat it in the skillet, stir frying it to rewarm.

Instructions

Whisk the eggs in a bowl with a tablespoon of water and a pinch of salt (or 1 tsp of soy sauce), until blended.

Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium heat, and add the beaten eggs. Let the eggs cook for a couple minutes, not moving the egg around the pan, but just letting it sit until it sets into an omelet.

Remove the egg to a cutting board, and chop into big pieces.

Add two tablespoons of oil to the skillet over medium high heat, and add the carrots, peas, and scallions.

Add 1 tbsp of soy sauce, and cook for about 5 minutes, until the carrots soften slightly.

Add the leftover rice, and toss around for 1 minute, trying to break up any clumps of rice.

Add 2 tbsp of soy sauce and the remaining tablespoon of oil, frying and tossing the rice for 3-4 minutes.

Add the shrimp, egg, and remaining tablespoon of soy sauce, and toss for 2 more minutes, until the rice looks evenly brown. Enjoy!

Thank you so much for this recipe, its a great starter for me. Although I did not have all of the mentioned ingredients,(frozen peas/carrots, low sodium soy sauce), & substituted what I had,(can corn/french cut style green beens), & although I could only wait a few hours after cooking my rice, before classifying it as “leftover”, your recipe still turned out great! I hope someone could add any substitutions, besides just the lower sodium soy sauce, that could help reduce all the sodium, for health reasons?! Thank you.

My husband usually does all our cooking but just started his Masters degree so I have to step up now! I was looking for recipes and came across this for my first try for something quick and easy. I cooked the rice fresh in our rice cooker while I was prepping everything else and also used chicken instead of shrimp and I can say it was the best fried rice I’ve ever had, my husband loved it too. Thank you so much for sharing it!!! I’ve pinned it to my Pintrest board for future reference!!

My mom used to make this when I was a kid except her version was even easier. 1.She used a bag of frozen mixed veggies cooked in the microwave. 2.She used bacon as the meat. 3.She just pushed the rice aside, cooked a scramble egg on the side of the pan and mixed it together. 4.Onion was exchanged for scallions. It was super quick and easy on a weeknight.